Boating

Published
November 20, 2023

Commerce report says Maine’s outdoor recreation economy grew 16.5% in 2022

Outdoor recreation accounted for $3.3 billion in economic activity, or nearly 4% of the state's GDP. That's the 6th-highest percentage of any state.
Published
November 6, 2023

Jury finds captain guilty of seaman’s manslaughter in diving boat fire that killed 34

The verdict comes more than 4 years after the Sept. 2, 2019, tragedy off California, which prompted changes to maritime regulations, congressional reform and civil lawsuits.
Published
October 11, 2023

Fatal mast accident Monday was not schooner’s first mishap

Two recent accidents also befell the ship when it was under a different owner and captain.
Published
July 15, 2023

Powerboaters from far and wide rev up for 3rd Annual HydroFest on the Kennebec in Fairfield

Nearly 50 powerboaters from Florida to Canada are facing off this weekend, and organizers say with some changes to the river's edge, the event will only grow.
Published
July 6, 2023

Florida man, 72, drowns in Kennebec River after airboat sinks in Anson

Mark Henry of Fort Pierce, Florida, died Wednesday after the boat he owned nose-dived into the river, throwing him and another man into the water, according to officials.

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Published
June 16, 2023

Restrictions repealed, all boaters allowed to set anchor in Winthrop waters

The Town Council has lifted a policy requiring boaters to own shorefront property in order to set anchor in town waters. A new committee has 1 year to make recommendations on how to proceed.
Published
April 25, 2023

Lawmakers consider slip fee on foreign registered megayachts

While the bill's sponsor, Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, sees the vessels as symbols of economic and environmental inequality, opponents say the ships would dock elsewhere, hurting the Maine businesses that supply and repair them.
Published
September 17, 2022

The humble Farmer: Very good times on the Victory Chimes

I spent the summer of 1958 on the wooden schooner, which is up for sale next month. Diary entries remind me of the ‘best job I ever had.’
Published
September 2, 2022

Judge tosses manslaughter charge in California boat fire that killed 34

The indictment failed to specify that the captain acted with gross negligence, which a federal judge said was a required element to prove the crime of seaman’s manslaughter and must be listed in the indictment.
Published
August 14, 2022

Electric boats poised to make waves on Maine coast

Battery-powered outboards are seen as a first step in 'electrifying' the working waterfront. Are pleasure boats next?